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    11/01/2020 12:10 pm  #1

    Andy E. Nystrom
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    Covers Derived from Fallen Friend/Pieta

    This is a special case where two famous comic covers were inpired by an art piece, and even they weren't the first.
    Original art piece:
    https://www.ncronline.org/sites/default/files/styles/article_full_width/public/512px-Michelangelo%27s_Pieta_5450_cropncleaned_edit.jpg?itok=Qr7EOQSb

     

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    11/01/2020 12:11 pm  #2

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    Re: Covers Derived from Fallen Friend/Pieta

    Famous cover #1: X-Men #136
    https://www.brooklyncomicshop.com/BCS/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/X-Men-Uncanny-136-Brooklyn-Comic-Shop.jpg

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    11/01/2020 12:12 pm  #3

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    Re: Covers Derived from Fallen Friend/Pieta

    Famous cover #2, and the source of most homages in this category: Crisis on Infinite Earths #7
    https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0499/0581/products/Image_28732b6f-1218-4dc2-8ac7-a170f003e4d1.jpg?v=1559062063

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    11/01/2020 12:13 pm  #4

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    Re: Covers Derived from Fallen Friend/Pieta

    Earlier variant: Thor #127
    https://i.annihil.us/u/prod/marvel/i/mg/4/00/4f6391594af09/clean.jpg

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    11/01/2020 12:15 pm  #5

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    Re: Covers Derived from Fallen Friend/Pieta

    Superman: The Man of Steel #10
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/2AlJNUxAg9aatqpuT32jmaFAswIBJvmntqDRbwOrzwvww7tZxIHDHrzV987H1ekND4XF34u8qDRjyNNw5uqM9mLyZ025k4q_Dw4p3bAq49OlTS5kE1eYDGqD3u7Ct9whrgOLlc3F1eM5wt5tkxsh5KdypA

     

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    11/01/2020 12:16 pm  #6

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    Re: Covers Derived from Fallen Friend/Pieta

    Mighty Mouse #4
    https://i.pinimg.com/originals/83/09/c5/8309c5525df7d5768bce24a1a25e7671.jpg

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    11/01/2020 12:17 pm  #7

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    Re: Covers Derived from Fallen Friend/Pieta

    Tom Strong #22
    https://comicvine1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/6/67663/2207773-22.jpg

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    11/01/2020 12:20 pm  #8

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    Re: Covers Derived from Fallen Friend/Pieta

    Crisis 35th Anniversary
    https://imgix.bustle.com/inverse/ff/3d/c0/27/e97b/4f68/8d9b/56aca7459fc1/cover-of-the-35th-anniversary-release-of-crisis-on-infinite-earths-on-trade-paperback.jpeg

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    11/01/2020 12:21 pm  #9

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    Re: Covers Derived from Fallen Friend/Pieta

    Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #128
    https://d1466nnw0ex81e.cloudfront.net/n_iv/600/1143723.jpg

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    11/01/2020 12:22 pm  #10

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    Re: Covers Derived from Fallen Friend/Pieta

    Obnoxio the Clown #1
    https://i.annihil.us/u/prod/marvel/i/mg/6/80/5e21e3859d04d/clean.jpg

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    11/01/2020 12:23 pm  #11

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    Re: Covers Derived from Fallen Friend/Pieta

    Marvel Graphic Novel #1 (one of the most faithful to the original art piece)
    https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/26145.jpg

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    11/01/2020 1:29 pm  #12

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    Re: Covers Derived from Fallen Friend/Pieta

    https://i.imgur.com/y2bl9Ap.jpg?1

     

    11/02/2020 8:00 am  #13

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    Re: Covers Derived from Fallen Friend/Pieta

    https://i.imgur.com/HE7yCHu.jpg?1

     

    11/02/2020 5:12 pm  #14

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    Re: Covers Derived from Fallen Friend/Pieta

    https://i.imgur.com/qGs0npj.jpg?1

     

    11/03/2020 9:58 am  #15

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    Re: Covers Derived from Fallen Friend/Pieta

    https://i.imgur.com/PCUiBS2.jpg

     

    11/03/2020 12:22 pm  #16

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    Re: Covers Derived from Fallen Friend/Pieta

    X-Men: Phoenix Endsong #4
    https://media.emmafrostfiles.com/images/Phoenix-Endsong-04.jpg

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    11/06/2020 9:42 am  #17

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    Re: Covers Derived from Fallen Friend/Pieta

    It's been done
    https://comiclists.wordpress.com/2014/05/01/you-say-pieta-i-say-po-tah-to/

     

    11/06/2020 10:11 am  #18

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    Re: Covers Derived from Fallen Friend/Pieta

    In fact all these threads have been done before. For example, search Google for comiccollectorlive cover homage.
    Should we still continue?

     

    11/06/2020 12:55 pm  #19

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    Re: Covers Derived from Fallen Friend/Pieta

    zuckyd1 wrote:

    In fact all these threads have been done before. For example, search Google for comiccollectorlive cover homage.
    Should we still continue?

    I'm still game. We might find things other sites overlooked. But no worries if anyone wants to bow out.
     

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